Reading and Literacy Ed Program Faculty

Reading and Literacy Education

Program Faculty

The Reading and Literacy Education faculty is composed of a dynamic group of scholars with complementary academic and professional backgrounds. As a group, they embrace different theoretical and epistemological orientations and employ diverse methodologies in their scholarly work. They are well known for their work in such areas as early literacy, content area literacy, disciplinary literacy, literacy teacher education, writing, second language literacy, academic language, children’s literature, adolescent literature, and media literacy. They have received international, national, and local recognitions for their teaching, research, and service.

Core Faculty

Pasha Antonenko

Zhihui Fang (Ph.D., Purdue University)

Professor and Head

Anthony Botelho

Caitlin Gallingane (Ph.D., University of Florida)

Clinical Assistant Professor

Kara Dawson

Suzanne Chapman (Ph.D., University of Florida)

Lecturer

Affiliate Faculty

Pasha Antonenko

Maria Coady (Ph.D., University of Colorado)

Associate Professor

Anthony Botelho

Ester de Jong (Ed.D., Boston University)

Professor

Kara Dawson

Danling Fu (Ph.D., University of New Hampshire)

Professor

Kara Dawson

Candace Harper (Ph.D., Florida State University)

Associate Professor

Pasha Antonenko

Angela Kohnen (Ph.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis)

Assistant Professor

Anthony Botelho

Holly Lane (Ph.D., University of Florida)

Associate Professor

Kara Dawson

Jane Townsend (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin)

Associate Professor

Kara Dawson

David Therriault (Ph.D., University of Illinois)

Associate Professor